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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Public Perceptions of Tax Compliance Module, May 2012 - March 2013

Variable Details

VariableMBQ_16
LabelThe financial penalties HMRC can impose are sufficient to deter people from regularly evading income tax?
Question text I'm going to read out a statement and I would like you to tell me whether you agree or disagree with it. The financial penalties HM Revenue and Customs can impose are sufficient to deter people from regularly evading income tax.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 65
2 Agree 327
3 Neither agree nor disagree 152
4 Disagree 191
5 Strongly disagree 62
6 Dont know - other reason (spontaneous only) 65
7 Dont know because dont know penalties (spontaneous only) 163
8 Refusal 7
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Public Perceptions of Tax Compliance Module, May 2012 - March 2013
Interviewer InstructionsIf the respondent just states that they do not know, clarify whether they do not know because they don't know the penalties or do not know for any other reason and then code the right option.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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